In communications and Information processing, file-encoding is the process by which information from a source is converted into symbols to be communicated.The tag file-encoding refers to programming related questions belongs to various encoding schemes for file formats.
Wiki:
Encoding of a file is achieved by converting information into another form of representation. The information can be then converted in any file format. The encoding of a file must follow the rules of file format specifications. Every known file format has its own header structure and while writing a file, encoder must obey rules of file header format.
Example:
Analog data which comes through a device sensor or a camera can be converted into digital data which later can be written in a file with image formats like .BMP .JPG .PNG TIFF GIF etc.
The BMP or Bitmap file format is a common and simplest kind of image format which can be encoded with various encoding schemes like Monochrome encoding, 24-Bit encoding etc. and This must be done so that the Decoder applications, browsers and Image viewers can decode the encoded file formats.
Usage:
The tag file-encodings can be used for file encoding related programming questions.
The tag should not be confused with character-encoding related programming questions.
